Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Stress

As you can imagine, it's been a stressful afternoon and evening. I can't imagine why a broken leg should take eight months to heal, but there we are. Now I'm told I may not recover quite as quickly as I was lead to believe. Fortunately I've de-stressed with this little prayer I found on one of my favourite blogs.

A Prayer for the Stressed

Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I cannot accept and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those I had to kill today because they got on my nerves

Help me to be careful of the toes I step on as these may be connected to the feet I have to kiss tomorrow.

And help me to remember – when I am having a bad day and it seems that people are trying to wind me up – it takes 42 muscles to frown, 28 to smile and only 4 to extend my arm and smack someone in the mouth.

30 comments:

Having followed your blog for a while, if anyone can deal with this stress, I think you can. Keep smiling, you've got a lot of people in your (virtual) corner. All the very best of luck for tomorrow. Jon (recovery nurse)

I've just taken my tablets for a good night's sleep so before I nod off I wanted to say a huge thank you to each and every one of you who have sent messages of support via the blog or my email address. I'm more touched than you will ever know. You have given me the support I needed to keep sane and that is priceless. I will get better and walk again for myself but also for all of you. I feel so lucky to have come into contact with so many kind and thoughtful people from all around the world. I'm looking forward to being able to give you some good news tomorrow .

oh goodness, when I started to read that prayer I thought "uhuh, he's finally succombed" 'til I read on and realised that your sense of humour, after all you've been through, is still intact. Best luck tomorrow and look forward to hearing good news in your next posting

All the best in the world. I've been reading your blog for a long time, I never wrote, but now, I think you need to see that, as someone said above, your virtual corner is filled with friends, people who think of you and wish you all the best.

Good luck TM! Glad to see you've still got your humor after all this time. Will be thinking of you today!

Thank you for you insite into your life and what you are having to put up with on a daily basis and making it so fun and light hearted all the while putting across a message that should not be ignored by any one!!

A note for when you come round from the rubber hammer - it's 10.42 now so you're either on the table, in recovery, or back in bed coming round.

As for you taking eight months to heal, I'm not a bit surprised, since you've mostly been fed muck. Anyway I won't rant just yet. I just wanted to peel you a grape, or give you a few slivers of ice to suck if you're not quite on full rations yet, or just plump your pillows. Thinking of Mrs TM too, who must find it so difficult not able to be there when she wants to be there. (Specialist centres .... GRRRRRRRRRR)

Will drop by in a while to hear the news and jostle for a seat in the ranks of chairs for all your virtual visitors :-)

Greetings from Styria - it is a cold and foggy day here - so I hope some of the sunshine missing here will find its Way into your room, leg, thoughts etc. All the patience and stubbornness you need!! BarbaraPS_ It's snowing!!!

Hi TM, I've been following your blog from the beginning but have never said hi until now. You are no doubt asleep at this time but I wanted to pass on my best wishes for your operation. Hope all goes well for you.TanPS. May your next meal be an improvement on your 'Last Supper' - a shocker!

Notes from a hospital bed

Fractured freelance journalist now released from traction and walking again. Recuperating at home with good food and fine friends. Growing increasingly angry about the scandal of nutritional neglect in our hospitals.